Start wearing the sari by tucking its edge of the plain/upper end into the petticoat, at a position which is to the right of the navel.
Make sure that other end of the sari should be touching the floor and even the whole length of the sari comes on the left-hand side.
After this wrap the sari around once with the sari now coming back in the front, on your right side.
A saree should have about 5 to 7 pleats of equal width of 5 inches, starting at the tucked-in end of the waist.
Gather the pleats together, neatly, ensuring that the lower edge of the pleats are very much and just off the ground and that the pleats fall straight and evenly. A safety pin may be used to stop the pleats from moving away.
Neatly tuck all the pleats into the petticoat at the waist, slightly to the left of the navel, in such a manner that pleat open to your left.
Drape the remaining fabric of the saree around oneself once more left to right, and bring it round your hips to the front, holding the top edge of the sari.
After this slightly raising the remaining portion of the Sari on towards back bringing it up under the right arm and over the left shoulder so that the end of the Sari falls to about the level of your knees.
The end portion thus draped, from the left shoulder onwards is the Pallav or the Pallu, which is the most interesting part and can be prevented from slipping off the shoulder, by fastening it at the shoulder to the blouse with a small safety pin.
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